The English Countryside
On 6th August 2017 by HelenHaving spent the past week up in Birmingham preparing to start back at work it made me think and realise that you can miss the beauty of your own country, especially when daily life takes over and the daily grind of work strikes. I know there is no way many would class Birmingham as beautiful
Positive Things Travel Has Taught Me
On 30th July 2017 by HelenWow, so I’m back. This is crazy, after nine months away it’s all come to an end. I originally started this post whilst flying. According to my original version it was 04:16am Sydney time, I’d been flying for the past 7.04 hours, I was somewhere near Java Trench according to the map and therefore half
A Brief Guide To Queenstown
On 8th July 2017 by HelenPeople told me I’d like New Zealand but having always been obsessed with Australia I knew this place had to be pretty special to beat it. Well I’m here to tell you I’m in love with this beautiful country, it’s people, culture and really just everything about it. Two places on this trip particularly caught
My Honest Opinion of Kiwi Experience!
On 30th June 2017 by HelenI’m sat here in Auckland in my hotel room, completely broke and the happiest I’ve ever been (though ask me that again once I see the credit card bill). Reflecting on the last three and half weeks makes me so happy. I couldn’t have had a better time or met better people if I’d tried.
The South Island
On 25th June 2017 by HelenWe departed early in the morning on Friday to make the three hour ferry trip from Wellington to the South Island. I think we were all a little apprehensive as the ferry had been cancelled for a few days to due to extreme weather but thankfully it was smooth sailing! Once off the ferry we
The North Island!
On 15th June 2017 by HelenWe departed Auckland at 8:35am on Friday morning and made our way out of town to Hot Water Beach. Our new driver is (another) Jared, once again a cool guy full of banter. The drive was a pretty short and snappy 3 hours. We arrived early afternoon in time for low tide and headed straight
The North of The North
On 8th June 2017 by HelenI’m here in New Zealand and I have to say this country is pretty impressive. I started my trip in Auckland which seems a beautiful city though I only spent a few hours there before crashing out in my hostel room due to my 6 hour flight landing at 6:30am and not being able to
Three Weeks in Perth
On 1st June 2017 by HelenPerth is such a beautiful place, I’ve had the best time here and I’ve seen so much and met some amazing people! Because I’ve done/seen so much I’m just going to do more of a photo diary of the past three weeks otherwise this will be a massive post and pictures are quicker to look
Swan Valley
On 27th May 2017 by HelenI felt this place really deserved its own blog post separate to my Perth post which will be up soon. Swan Valley is absolutely beautiful. It’s like Australia, France and Italy collided and have made the most picturesque area full of vineyards and good food. We honestly had the most jam packed day ever and
Melbourne
On 15th May 2017 by HelenThey say you’re a ‘Sydney Sider’ or a ‘Melbourner’ and it’s safe to say that’s true. I left Sydney earlier last week to continue my travels around Australia. I felt the time had come to leave as I was running out of things to do there and I felt it was all getting a bit